CAROL RICHARDS, the singer who teamed up with BING CROSBY to record
Christmas classic SILVER BELLS, has died at a hospital in Florida. She
was
84. Richards died of kidney failure March 16, 2007 at the Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach, her husband Edward Swiedler said.
Richards was born as Carol June Vosburgh on June 6, 1922, in Harvard, Illinois. She was one of four children of George and Martha Vosburgh.
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Carol Richards, singer, radio and television performer,
well-remembered for her duet with Bing Crosby on the hit single
"Silver Bells," died Friday in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 84.
Born on June 6, 1922, Richards won a Bob Hope talent contest in her
early 20s, moved to Hollywood and made numerous TV appearances
including I Love Lucy, Name That Tune, The Saturday Night Review, and
variety shows hosted by Ralph Edwards, Dennis Day, Pinky Lee, Edgar
Bergen, and Ezio Pinza. For four years (1953-1957), she was a regular
cast member on the Bob Crosby Show. She was the movie singing voice
for Vera Ellen in Call Me Madam, for Cyd Charisse in Silk Stockings,
Brigadoon, Deep in my Heart, and It's Always Fair Weather, and for
Betta St. John in The Robe. She worked frequently with Danny Kaye,
Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope, and sang with the Russ Morgan and Desi
Arnez Bands.
In the 1960s, after moving to Chicago to raise a growing family,
Richards performed at numerous club dates, and appeared frequently on
Don McNeil's famous radio show, The Breakfast Club.
She was the loving mother of 15 children, 19 grandchildren, and eight
great-grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 40 years,
Edward Swiedler.